The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-22

every thing about the water works made ready for
winter.
Joseph A. sprague has been appointed post
| master at North Islesboro, vice Mark +. Pendle
ton, resigned.
The Journal office returns thanks to Mcssrs |
Heating 4 Field, insurance agents, for a liberal |
supply of calendars for 1883.
| Two hotel meetings were held last week, and as
soon as E. +. Walker Esq. is heard from ii is OK
pected to advertise for proposals to put up the
building.
| The annual meeting of the Council of Royal Ar
caHum, for the choice of officers will be held at
the office of Thompson & Duntcn, on this (Thurs-
day evening.
Snow fell Saturday night and Sunday morning
sufficient to cover the ground and few sleighs
were ont but later it began to ran and Slop and
mud prevailed
Mr.. Herbert L. Bran,an, a grocery dealer on
the east side, was married last week to Miss lncz
NJ. Sckerson, of Searsport. George f. johnson.
| Esq, performed the ceremony.
| The municipal officers, met Tuesday, and drew
jurymen for the January term of Court, as follows:
Alexander H. Ma,tdocks, William 3. Conant, Cal
vim 4. Hubbard and George ID. Mc,'riliis.
We have received from L. {. Stone, Portland.
Grand Scribe the printed Journal of proceedings
OF the Grand Encampmcnt of the state of Maine
| forty-third annual session. 1t contains much in
| formation to the Encampment branch OF Old Eel
lowshr.
Mr.. Lendall Caswell, of KMox county, has sued
his father-in-law, Mr.. Amos Pitcher, Of North
port, in a matter concerning some old furniture
The comes up for trial to-day, at Rocklanl
Mr. W. p. Thompson, of this city, defend, Mr..
Pitcher.
Mr.. George w. Goram, of Bangor, was il town
Monday, making preparations to open his pota-
to business here, on the closing of the Penoscot
river lie says while potatoes rottc in some see
tions there will be enough OF then, for all purposes
| sherman Il CO., on TIE east side, have the old
| White paper mill removed and are ready to begin
operations on their new leather board mill. They
are delayed by Inability to obtain the lumber re-
CURED. The improvements will involve an outlay
OF from s. $50 TO $4,000
| A catalogue az Colby University for lss7.S ha-
been received. Among the Waldo county students
| for the last year were Henry Wakefield FRYE Bel
last Ii. tie junior class; Frank Albert Gilmore.
| Belfast, Hugh Ross Hatch. i-lcsboro, and Mary
Nichols Mcclure, ecalslort, in the sophomore
class.
The following officers have been elected in Camp
A. +. Clark sons OF Veterans, Of this city: +. w.
Heath, Capt: q. l.. Iasson, lst Lieut. y. j. Ben
nett. ~ Lieut.: +. L. Thomas, F. %. Roberts, and
\. J. MerithcW, Camp Council; +. l.. Thomas del
esatc TO state cream .ment. with w. 4. Hopkins,
alternate.
| We acknowledge an invitation frcin Mr., j. j
ILennc5sey, of White sulphur Springs, Mon, lie
I1'4s mt tt1tI
Mountain Lodge, No lG, %. o. L. The programme
| Is an excellent one, and the Officials of the Grand
Lodge will be in attendance We c.n't come Jerry
| but viii be thelc in spirit.
The salvation Army meetings ;tNnowlton's hat,
are so Frequently disturbed by hooi'Hms that the
Mayor has been appealed to 10" protection. Tie
May"rha appointed tw" special poi.eciHen, Llsw
eyn ipSon and Isaac Staples, whose business is to
attend these meetings and preserve order The
Mayor SAYS the s,vationists shall have protection
The directors of the Merchants Marine railway
Oh Monday declared Il semi-arnual dividend of five
per cent. payable Jan. 4h. In July seni-lnnuHl
dividend Of three per cent. was declared The
gross earnings for the past year were : 800, ard
after payment of eight per cent. in dividends and
| the expenses, 800 has been carried forward to
| next year.
HARDWARE III SiHEss FOR SALE. W.k. Mort
son & Coz Belfast, advertise for sale, in another
column, their large hardware business. Their bus
mess was established in lo55 by the late A. j.
Morrison, and has increased until it is one of the
largest jolbng and retal stores in tie state. Mr..
W. *. Morrison is going west where he la, received
latterins Inducements
Henry Dunbar has at his stable a litter of pretty
brown and white spaniel pups, and one is
minus tail. That is not The strangc~t ,,ar of it
the puppy was ho,l. 81, and will never he able 10
waS narrative AZ the approach Of his future
master. The stable cat is minus a c:udaI amend.
age an'! that may have had some influence IN pro
| ,luring this freak of nature.
\ Burnham correspondent of the Ma,ii,o.i I;u
etin gives the following interesting railroad item
Its said by tile knowing ones, that in case ,how-
hogan connects with the Somerset road II Nulrit,gc
wock, the Belfast read now connecting with the
| Maine Central at BuInlam, will push itself west
ward through Canaan to skowhcgan. thus offering
the shortest route to our citizens north ana
reach the open at Belfast to W hch The Canaan
ties with anxious hearts say, Amen, mote it be.
Benjamin kalish has closed out his clothing
business here and moved with his family to New
| Britain, Connecticut. Mr.. kulish mas done bust
ness here for many years and leaves an honorable
| record. Ills family, wife and children lave been
among our most highly esteemed friends and it is
with regret that our people part with them. MAY
| blessings attend them. Their friends i'll lind
! this family high minded and agreeable people
They left town Wednesday, Bucksport Clipper
| BELFAsT'> CHARITIES. Mr.. Charles Z. johnson
who has the distributing of the 500 annuity from
| the A. W Jonsoi estate to the worthy poo, Of
Belfast, says he has assisted 100 families in the
year just closing. The donations have been in the
line of coal, groceries and cash, ranging in amount
| fAm 50 to so each. Mr.. Calvin IIeryey, who dis
ributr= the p. K. Ialcitinc annuity, says he has
assisted some forty families. The annuity amounts
| to 81: 10 800 ner year.
Our list Of Belfa,t'- octc.enarians published
| last week was necessarily incomplete. The names
We're taken from the last census report and some
have moved int" town sine. 1850 One is Mr.
Franklin Houston, vino is - year. Old. Mr. John
| Poor, who is = years Old, omitted. Mir. Pour
| who is vet vigorous, remarked: "l'rorabv am
the Oldest living eN-postmaster III Waldo county"
Mr.. Poor was postmaster at Belmont in 1881 and
his commission WAS issued by Andrew jackson
during the first term OF his Presidency.
WEEsrER- BARTLETT. The residence Of MrWill-
lam A. Bartlett on Fifth street was the scene of
very pleasant wedding yesterday afternoon ut
| four O'Clock, when his daughter, bliss Blanche
| Maud BARTLETT was united IN marriage with Mr..
james Herbert Webster, OF Or0no. There was Il
| large attendance Of the relatives and friends Of
the contracting parties, among them being nim-
| Der from other cities. and the presents were num-
| erous and very beautiful The officiating clergy. |
man was Rev. q. W. Field, who performed tile
| ceremony very pleasantly. Mr.. Webster is a well
known and rising young business m;ii Of Drono,
and has Il large circle of friends at his home in |
this city and other places. The bride is an accom-
lishcd and very attractive young lady, whose en-
gaging manners and disposition have matte her
| many friends. The happy couple left ON last even |
ing's Pullman train for extended wedding tour
| to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago |
The best wishes Of their many friends for :; hauny
| married life are extended them. Bangor Wing, |
| Dee. l6
TIE GOVERNORS FUNERAL Mayor \. G. Fur |
CESS, of this city, Tuesday forenoon i~suc; the
| following notice:
MAYORS OFFICE
BELFAST, Dee. -, 1871. |
| To TIE CITIZENS OF BELFAST:
The Governor of this State, Hon, joseph r. Bod |
we'll died at his residence in lialioweli, Thursday
morning, the 18th inst. and his public func;l |
takes place Tuesday, the Goth inst. Ia accordance
with the request of Acting Governor Sebastian s. |
Marble, and as !: mark Of respect and honor |
for the memory of deceased Governor, re |
specially request that all places OF business be |
closed Tuesday, Dee. Goth, from II a. NJ. too r. |
NJ, standard time.
The request was quite generally observed. All |
the public places closed and many of the |
stores. The public schools dismissed at noon
for the day. The flag on the Custom House was |
ut half mast. Gov lsolwel has many sincere |
moulncrs in Belfast